Determinants of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among Patients on Root Canal Treatment
Muhammad Zahid Iqbal
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, 08100, Bedong, Kedah DarulAman, Malaysia.
Sawri Rajan
Head of Community Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, AIMST University, 08100, Bedong, Kedah DarulAman, Malaysia.
Muhammad Shahid Iqbal *
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Introduction: Several determinants directly affect the Oral Health-related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of root canal treatment (RCT) patients like knowledge, attitude, perceptions, age, gender, marital status, smoking and pre-exposure history of RCT. This study determined the sociodemographic determinants of OHRQoLamong patients underwent RCT.
Methods: This cross-sectional study determiningthe OHRQoL of patients on RCTwas conducted among patients visiting various dental clinics. A self-administered and validated questionnaire comprising of four OHRQoL themes was used to collect the data. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) ver. 22.0 was used to analyze the data.One-way ANOVA and independent t-test were used to determine the p-value.
Results: For each theme of the OHRQoL research tool, its association was statistically significant with at least one demographic determinant of the RCT patients. A total of 26.3% of the participantswere males and 73.7% were females.Among the RCT patients, 38.5% were single whereas 61.5% were married.
Conclusion: In conclusion, a moderately-good level of OHRQoL was observed among the patients on RCT.
Keywords: Oral health-related quality of life, OHRQOL, root canal treatment, RCT, dentists.